Regular hosts at some of Bristol's most loved venues and long standing Noods Radio residents, Stay Put are a collective founded and run by Balay, Sydney and Sam Bhok who champion an eclectic sound of the richest rhythms on the dancefloors of Bristol and beyond.
The trio, all producers in their own right, now present this three track EP showcasing their individual sounds.
The release exercises great versatility with a debut from Balay, flexing his production skills in his spacey breaksy electro cut “Fiver”. After two successful releases on Black Acre, Gilles Peterson’s Future Bubblers alumni Sydney shows off his percussion-driven bass collage “Merry’s Pipe Shop” and Worldwide FM DJ Sam Bhok delivers a funky stripped back house groove in “Lingon Jam”.
Stayput001 will be released on the 4th of September as a digital only release (for now) via Bandcamp.
Like so many others, this came like a bolt out of the blue and, even though it's well before payday, I had to have this astonishing album on vinyl to prove it exists. The feel of the tunes makes me feel like the Impressions do, Curtis Mayfield, the big spaces and instinctive horns and stuff drifting in and out. Great grooves and I can see lots of ghosts nodding along to this with big smiles on their faces. At last! Anthony Cottrell
Clobbering, nearly industrial bass music with beats as big as the smoldering sun surrounded by charred electronics. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 23, 2024
All the tracks are great but Stepper is the standout for me! pounding syncopated kicks, rolling handdrums and playful sample work, dancefloor destroyer. Jack G.